yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Thunderbolt Android Development] suzook:
You dl the wrong file
[Thunderbolt Android Development] mclarryjr:
Just repeat step one until it works, I had to run it a few times before it pushed the files.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ballapimp1990:
its all done now but im not superuser and the s-off but it says not rooted
[Thunderbolt Android Development] thejondude:
hung up on step one and then wouldnt push SU or RomManager the first time but other than that went very smooth thanks to every1 that made the root possible in the first place and also the work involved in writing this program

:D
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dspolen:
We are trying to root another bolt and after step one...the phone does not reboot by itself...we boot manually into bootlloader...checks image....comes back saying version is older and update failed? Amy ideas on why this is happening?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] anothamexican:
anybody know why my 4g network keeps flickering on and off after I rooted using no adb rooter file?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] anothamexican:
also is it normal when I power down my phone to automatically go into recovery? Im trying to charge my thunderbolt in off mode but it boots into recovery right away. It doesnt when I'm not connected to a charger but as soon as I connect it, it boots into recovery right away with out touching the phone.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
To people who have to boot into bootloader manually...DONT. If it doesn't reboot on its own then it didn't work. Just wait until I get the update 100%.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
verizons 3g/4g data is down in some areas. Has nothing to do with you rooting. check out droid-life. http://www.droid-life.com/2011/03/2...data-issues-thunderbolt-activations-in-limbo/
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ballapimp1990:
how come i dont have superuser
[Thunderbolt Android Development] syrkles:
so whats supposed to be happening when it flashes the hboot cuz my phone is normal and its saying flashing hboot
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
It doesn't look like its doing anything, it takes like 10 minutes to flash just hang tight.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] syrkles:
thnk u very much hope it works then rom time
[Thunderbolt Android Development] URPREY:
Verizon is having some issues right now. It's not related to rooting
[Thunderbolt Android Development] prerunnerseth:
I cant get past step one.... I have working ADB. I can open a command prompt and have verified ADB Devices, but it goes to pushing files and almost immediately jumps to asking me to select boot loader. It seems it is not pushing the files as others have reported that this takes a while.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
are you using the non-adb version? also when you say you have working adb, is it in the PATH variable or is it just "working" as in it sees your device when you cd to the tools folder?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] syrkles:
had s off then i flashed the rom again and it put me back to s on im guessin i should just run step 2 again
[Thunderbolt Android Development] anothamexican:
Any idea why Im booted to recovery while charging when I power down?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
yeah, be careful though. really don't want you to be my first brick report (even if it is unlikely)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ballapimp1990:
can someone explain to me why rom manager not workin and why im not superuser
[Thunderbolt Android Development] prerunnerseth:
Yeah... im using the non-adb version even though i have adb installed... I'm downloading the ADB version and will set my path to my tools folder and see if that way works.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@balla did you unplug your phone and plug it back in and make sure usb debugging was on and your phone was in charge-only mode in step 3? you have to do that with this older version, and you may need to repeat it 2 or 3 times before you reboot

@prerunner that should fix the issues you're having. the no-adb version seems to be quite picky with who it works for.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
is there an updated version for no adb?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] syrkles:
got to step 3 rebooted 3 times and still says im not rooted any suggestions
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jawonder:
File extenensions ?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@jawonder Rooter is rooter.exe like someone else said. Just look up "turn off 'hide file extensions'". I'd tell you but it's not really related to the thread.

@syrkles can you give a bit more detail? How many times did you run step 3, did you have charge-only and usb debugging on etc etc etc.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] syrkles:
i ran step three once rebooted 3 times still said no root then did it again rebooted twice again and still no root it says and usb debugging is on and charge only
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jawonder:
Which of the files did I download wrong ?. I downloaded the no ABD file .
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
@jawonder just wait for the update,it wont be as confusing

@syrkles did you unplug your phone and replug it?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] SubliminalME:
Man, getting 10 posts in this joint can take forever! 5 mins between posts.

Whew.

Ok, I've been following this thread for days now, since page 1. I'm pretty excited to:

Get rid of bloatware

UC (Underclock) my phone.

I feel like the phone is so snappy most of the time, that the processing power is wasted. I mean, I'd like to have a 100% profile, but that's neither here nor there.

All that being said, I'd like to thank the main man working on easyroot, and the few brave folk who have tried the method. I'm going to keep reading this until the aforementioned update is available, as I'm a bit skeered. ;)

Thanks again!

damon
[Thunderbolt Android Development] syrkles:
yes and i just did it again to see if it changes anything
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ZuneNinja!:
Quit bothering the dev and let him finish the update. lol
[Thunderbolt Android Development] :
Finally did it. i had to install HTC Sync to get the 1st part to work.

Man, i have a huge friking headache now. ;)

thanks for the help everyone.

where are my Advils?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] rusty2663:
i keep getting an error message saying "windows cannot find adb. make sure you typed the name correctly, then try again" I'm using the adb version and i have adb working any ideas?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jawonder:
Ok dbz I'll look it up , thanks
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Are you sure you're using the adb version? It shouldn't say that if you are, plus is it in your PATH or not?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] syrkles:
still not working su is saying i cant update the binary
[Thunderbolt Android Development] rusty2663:
What should the path be?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jr4000watts:
Any eta on when the update will be out?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
I get the same message as rusty except it doesn't say can't find adb it says can't find no adb. Help?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] HolyGrail:
Can't give an eta, but he is hard working on it.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ballapimp1990:
thanks for the help it works
[Thunderbolt Android Development] HolyGrail:
Rusty, do a search in this thread for "path". Most if not all your answers are just a search away in this thread.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] B3L13V3:
for all you having trouble on step 3, go back and make sure usb debugging is on. It was off for me so it wasn't pushing su and rom manager enabled it and shazaam!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] syrkles:
i did that and still the same problem someone please help me wit this
[Thunderbolt Android Development] syrkles:
got it workin dbz thank u for all the help
[Thunderbolt Android Development] bmwhartgeM3:
for people that get the error message saying path could not be found, make sure u unzip the thunderboltroot.rar to a folder on the desktop and zip drive, if you cant right click and unzip then somewhere around page 35-38 is the 7zip file to download to enable unzipping that file.

Also on step 3, I hit the "step 3" button until there was a delay between saying writing permission and reboot 2-3 times. In my case I only had to push it twice in a row and worked like a charm on first reboot.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jcase:
Please note, the majority of the users in AndIRC chat have no experience with this application, if you come for help you might have a long wait.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] rusty2663:
i got it to recognize my phone but it keeps asking me to run adb and then giving me an error saying to retry but it does the same thing again.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] HolyGrail:
rusty, you might want to wait for the the dev to release an update. He's currently working on it.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] B3L13V3:
yes exactly when you get the delay :) just trying to help I know dbz cant answer all questions and at the moment is probably very busy, that's what this community is about helping each other out.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] rusty2663:
That's what I was thinking it just pisses me off that I can't figure it out...oh well thanks for the help though
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Update should be out within a few hours,maybe sooner depending on how this test goes. Thought you guys would like to know :).
[Thunderbolt Android Development] AzimuthMedia:
Quick noob question:

This method is for superuser and s-off only, so I'm still good if I just want stock Rom but access to some root only apps like wireless tether, correct? This is what I did with my DINC, my only other rooting experience.

BTW, thanks dbz and jcase.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
It's totally stock except for root and s-off yes.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] AzimuthMedia:
Thanks for the answer, dbz. I've read the whole thread from beginning to end and am thrilled by your efforts, just have some basic gaps in my knowledge!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] champaned_out:
It seems like everything went smoothly but I can't seem to get into clockwork mod recovery... installing recovery went smooth it said it was installed I also installed setcpu and wireless tether app from market they all seem to work... I setup profiles and tested the tether app

But when I boot into cwm recovery it boots to the white bootloader screen

Also on another note is anyone in the la market experiencing really laggy 4G seeds? My speed test app keeps reporting extremely low speeds like .08 down speeds with 3bars of lte
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
People have said that verizon is messed up lately. I can't vouch I'm not on verizon. As for getting into CWM do you try to boot into it from RomManager or directly?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dtt255:
Ok I am not a total idiot...but I am stuck on step 1.....

lol

BUT.....

after pressing button one...it says listing devices (nothing shows up) then it says "pushing files" then shows the screen starting with "Choose the bootloader option and press POWER." then nothing is going on with the phone or the loader program....

I have adb installed on my computer (don't have a clue what to do with it) but it is installed.

Any help would be great.

Thanks
[Thunderbolt Android Development] yamaha83:
just tried this and i cant get past step one. i try and run adb and tnothing happens... might be cuz i have it already on my laptop... cant really remember if i have it or not? then when i click step 1 my phone never goes into the bootloader? i tried unplugging a few times and running step 1 a few times and no dice?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Guys just wait for the update it's coming soon I promise.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] BzBz:
waiting patiently. :)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dtt255:
Do you mean an update to the easyroot or an htc update?

Thanks again
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Easyroot, I'm working on an update as we speak and testing it. It'll simplify things considerably.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] prerunnerseth:
Got it working! thanks!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] SubliminalME:
I'm pretty sure he just means to the easyroot...addressing issues that have been brought up in this thread.

That being said, will the update just be to the exe file, and we'll be set with the 800 meg files we've already downloaded?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
I'm going to release it as a full replacement so it'll be about the same size as the others but it should work regardless of adb on your system or not and simplify things. The only real issue I've come across is the damned driver issue.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dtt255:
Ok, will do!

I have tried it a few times and still am stuck on step 1....I feel so worthless :)

LOL

Thanks for your work!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] champaned_out:
I've tried to reboot through cmw and it boots to the white bootloader screen I haven't tried directly cause I didnt know how to load it up from a reboot
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
I got stuck at the same place. I have rooted before just dont like usind adb so always usually do the 1 click roots and they all go smooth...Except this one lol.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dtt255:
I have only done 1 click roots, as I am always too worried about bricking my phone :)

lol
[Thunderbolt Android Development] santod040:
From my experience with this, the "damned driver issue", is simply the fact that the user needs to have installed the latest HTC Sync, and even more importantly, the bootstrap drivers that are embedded on the device from VZW.

Once those drivers are installed, I have seen it work for users that were having no luck prior to that.

Just my 2 cents and thanks again for all your efforts and support.

All is working well for me. ;)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
How do you install the embedded drivers from vzw?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Rom-Addict:
Go check out vid at Droid life

sent from dinc
[Thunderbolt Android Development] santod040:
You should get an Autoplay popup when you connect the phone to the computer.

If not, then browse to the drive letter of the device and right click, INSTALL DRIVERS.

You don't need all the VZW media bloatware, just the driver.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
what video?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
I do that and click on install then it takes me to VZW media manager after a pop up comes up asking if i give permission for tl bootstrap but doesnt show anything about installing?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] santod040:
That's all you need to do is give it permission. ;)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] HolyGrail:
:mad::p;):D:o:):(:confused::rolleyes::cool::eek:
[Thunderbolt Android Development] gsxraddict:
Awesome can't wait to try the update failed miserably last night probably my own error some how. Has anyone addressed the signal dropping after I am at work so can't look back to see if this was answered.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] santod040:
How To Root HTC Thunderbolt Video
[Thunderbolt Android Development] Quantify:
probably a coincidence...this morning VZW had nationwide problems with data service on 4G devices...see http://goo.gl/LOcrv for details.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] gsxraddict:
Awesome thanks was gonna hold off trying again for this reason.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] suzook:
Iv rooted a few phones, and I have to say that the manual way works 100% everytime, and IMO is the best way. While i appreciate the effort, the oneclick is still too buggy.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] ckochinsky125:
Supposedly the OP is working on an updated version they said should be out in the next few hours or so. I am going to wait until then to try it seems to many are having issues with it.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] jawonder:
I select step one it says choose the bootloader option and press power , i choose the bootloader option but when i press power it brings to a screen on my phone which is:-

MECHA XD SHIP S - ON and the are some options HBoot , FastBoot , Recovery , Factory reset Simlock , HBoot Usb and image crc . what must i do now i'm stuck .
[Thunderbolt Android Development] headcheese:
+1

Unless its unrevoked or something.

Took a bit to learn adb, but glad I did... There is tons of help out there.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] chas1723:
I went thru all the steps and had to run step 1 and 2 twice. Step 3 I had to run 3 times and reboot about 4 times for it to take affect. I made the mistake of resetting all data to factory default and now I have to go thru the process again.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dbzfanatic:
Guys wait for the update, it's coming soon so stop using the old exes.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] conazo:
Will this method of rooting you are working on unlock the bootloader as well? what i mean is will it do the following?

Root with read/write access to /system

Ability to downgrade and flash any RUU (i.e. signed firmware)

S-OFF

Fully unlocked bootloader
[Thunderbolt Android Development] corenojoe:
Really need help!

heres what happened:

downloaded the rar, tried it and it wouldnt push so I deleted the ruu files in that package and downloaded the ones from the original droid-life manual root post and put them into the extracted folder I had made from the rar. The easy root steps all went through as it said they would and I have superuser and rommanager, but rommanager flashed clockwork once and the superuser permission popped up and i said yes, now rommanager says "an error occurred while attempting to run priviledged commands". It will not boot into recovery even though rommanager said it flashed clockwork.

I tried wireless tether and it ask for superuser permission, i allowed it, and it does work! so i am rooted, sort of, but setcpu says it cannot obtain root so I am dumbfounded.

however, when I go to the hboot screen is says s-on so s-off didnt work.

My software version says 1.03.605.10 which I do not believe is the right version it should be running after the process.

My question is what does anyone think is going on or what happened and do you think I can try the updated version once its finished or will it not work on what my device is now running? Id appreciate any help I can get.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] corenojoe:
Also just to be clear I did this early today before I knew about the update coming
[Thunderbolt Android Development] andrew53517:
I hope this update helps us noob people who suck with adb...:(
[Thunderbolt Android Development] conazo:
I Hope so too can't wait to have my phone rooted and fully unlocked!
[Thunderbolt Android Development] santod040:
You need to closely follow the advice and directions in the OP and in the software.

He has stated that you need to use 1.03.605.09 or lower, you have .10 installed.

I suggest using the files provided(or compatible alternate), but even more, I suggest waiting for the update. You will just rerun all steps over what you have done and it should all work out just fine.

He had also posted a non adb version. Either one requires little actual knowledge of adb.

But the update should make it even more simplified, so hopefully that helps those who need it. :)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] dave0373:
Thank you so much for this. After some fooling around I finally have root. Can't wait for CM love.

If you're having problems with your pc not seeing your phone download the HTC sync drivers and pda.net. after I installed them everything went very smooth. I used the no adb method.

Again thank you so much.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] corenojoe:
He actually states it only works with 1.12.605.09 or lower and I have 1.03.605.10

thats whats throwing me off because my phone, stock, had 1.12.605.06 i believeand i havnt seen anyone else with a version starting in 1.03 instead of 1.12.

That is why I want to be absolutely sure the update will work for me.

P.S. after another reboot setCPU asked for superuser permission and is working, but rommanager and clockwork are still a no go. Its very strange.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] santod040:
Yes, you are absolutely right, my mistake. My apologies.

I misread that version number, sorry, been a long night and day.

That is the old "Test" rom from Verizon, the downgrade IMG which you would find in the zip file.

But it sounds as if su and root did not push 100%, so I would suggest just rerunning step 3 again and see if that corrects it, I would even run it twice, before unplugging.

Be sure you are in Debug mode and charge only when doing so.

Or wait on the update,....but I have seen what you are describing and usually repeating step 3 does the trick from that point.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] corenojoe:
actually i reran it a few times already but I will try again.

Is that test rom what I should be running after the whole process though? I thought it was supposed to flash back to the stock ruu but with root access and s-off but I may be wrong
[Thunderbolt Android Development] santod040:
And you rebooted a few times after? You may need to go back to step 2 then.

But definitely do try just 3 again first.

But once you are fully rooted and have su permissions, then you can use ClockWork Mod, to Flash a Recovery file for the Thunderbolt.

Which brings you back to the same revision as your device came with, .06.

Yes, with root, s-off, and su.
[Thunderbolt Android Development] corenojoe:
ok sorry to be a pain, but I repeated step 3 a few times, then rebooted 3 times. Now cRommanager is granted superuser permission but last time it did that and I tried to reboot into recovery it just went to the hboot screen and not clockwork and thats when it had the roblems. any ideas before i try to reboot into clockwork?
[Thunderbolt Android Development] santod040:
After step 3 you should just reboot the phone and it will boot into Android.

From inside Android, after cancelling Google setup and all of that, then you will open the Rom Manager app and flash the recovery from within the app, it will flash it, then you reboot again after its done.

I think you are trying to reboot into recovery and that is not what you are supposed to do. You need to run Rom Manager from within Android and in there you will download Clockwork Mod. You're not a pain and I hope that helps. :)
[Thunderbolt Android Development] corenojoe:
I am trying the whole step 3 process all the way through once more lol. we'll see what happens
[Thunderbolt Android Development] corenojoe:
Yes it is not working.

I did step 3 again twice and it is not puting the rom manager apk on my phone so i had to log into google and dwnload it from the market. It gets permission, and I flashed clockwork from inside rommanager. However, when I try to make a backup it just boots into the hboot screen instead of clockworkmod. Also when I rebbot from there some of my root apps like setcpu cant find root access until i reboot regularily again.

Not sure what the issue is but it seems like its centered around rommanager and clockwork not flashing onto my phone correctly.

Hopefully the update will work
[Thunderbolt Android Development] santod040:
If Rom Manager .apk is not on there, then you need to go back further then just step 3. But you may as well wait at this point.

I have ghone through the process myself and not had the apk show up.

Repeating the process again took care of it though.

@dbzfanatic,

I am just trying to help ease your load a bit.

I know you probably would give better advice, but I think we would all prefer you were working on that update instead. ;)

Not me personally, since I was able to get your previous version working for me.

But I know there are many others hoping this will make it that much easier on them.

I will however state, that what you have done so far, already dramatically reduces the amount of effort we must go through to root and I greatly appreciate your work.